SUGAR EFFECTS ON OUR CHILDREN

Thinking of having a baby? Enjoy your sugar? Please be aware that sugar is in many packaged foods, high fructose syrup is just one one of those ugly sugars you want to minimize as little as you can. I believe Dr. Mercola said 25grams a day max. Remember that all your white carbohydrates are quickly converted to sugar in your body. So make sure that your sugar is natural, such as fruit but also that even needs to be limited. 

Sorry mommies to be, but it is time to curb the sugar. Dr. Pidutti gives you even more reasons why in Now You Know: 

SUGAR EFFECTS ON OUR CHILDREN

Thinking of having a baby? Enjoy your sugar? Please be aware that sugar is in many packaged foods, high fructose syrup is just one one of those ugly sugars you want to minimize as little as you can. I believe Dr. Mercola said 25grams a day max. Remember that all your white carbohydrates are quickly converted to sugar in your body. So make sure that your sugar is natural, such as fruit but also that even needs to be limited. Sorry mommies to be, but it is time to curb the sugar. Dr. Pidutti gives you even more reasons why in Now You Know: 

SUPERFOODS AND ANTIOXIDANTS FOODS: Is It Worth The Hype?

Thankfully there has been a large shift in the openess about organic and antioxidant foods. In the last seven years I have seen my local grocery store grow from no organic foods to having large sections of organic. With this has also come advertising and information on superfoods from mangosteen to exotic noni, although is eating our blueberries just as beneficial. Again it seems like the saying I like to stick with of everthing in moderation may come into play again. I encourage you to read Dr.

VACCINES

VACCINATIONS, what a hot topic this is, I was speaking with a mother about it this week and I happen to also have a great new article from Dr. Pidutti on that exact topic. It must be on many mother minds being the fall school year when our children tend to get sick. 

HEALTHY CHILD STARTS IN THE WOMB

More research continues to release about the affects we can have on our babies while in the womb. Last year, I read an article in TIME magazine about the vast amount of research they are discovering on babies future health results being determined by a mother's prenatal care. The subject has now come up again, as, Dr. Nari Pidutti has written a great article on the importance of a healthy diet while pregnant. 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

THE ALARMING FACTS:

- From The Journal Pediatrics that 15% of American girls are expected to begin puberty by the age of 7 (with the number closer to 25% for African American girls)

- Over five million children ages four to 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States and close to 3 million of those children take medication for their symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

KEY FACTORS TO OVERCOME DEPRESSION - Dr. Mercola

ROTATION DIETS : How They Can Help Your Child

The variety of food access we've gained in North America to any food at any time may have created an issue. Back in our grandparents day they wouldn't have access to strawberries year round, now we do. I am sure you can think of an endless amount of food that we could eat daily if desired. 

With our children, we have to ensure they have variety, that there food is not the same thing all the time. I know it's not an easy thing to do. As soon as you find something your toddler loves, BINGO! Let's eat this a lot... especially if it's a healthy choice.

Childhood Obesity: Low GI Breakfast

Take a look at Dr. Pidutti's new entry on Baby Purity, Breakfast of Champions babypurity.com/now/2011/02/breakfast-of-champions-one-strategy-to-prevent-childhood-obesity.htmlRead new research on the importance of low GI foods. How a healthy breakfast can keep your child satisfied longer. Remember, protein, fat and fiber to help achieve a  healthy breakfast.  

TEETH and FILLINGS

Thought I would do a little blog on teeth. As I have stumbled upon another debate, fillings.

As I deal with my poor little girl having to get fillings, yes, the girls that eats well and doesn't even like sweets! Go figure. Please note if you live in BC we have no fluoride in water. I realize, the fluoride issue is another debate, yet I have concluded I should have my daughter on a children's regular toothpaste.